Burrata Boy is spreading the love with a second home in Mermaid Beach
Just a few months after winning over Coolangatta with its generously stuffed focaccia sandwiches and glorious globes of burrata, Burrata Boy has opened its second bricks-and-mortar location in Mermaid Beach. The new outpost is serving Italian-inspired street food along with a few new creations – here’s what you can expect …
When Emma Fletcher and Victor Fernandini opened their first permanent Burrata Boy outpost in Coolangatta earlier this year, they had a pretty simple plan – serve really good food, keep things fresh and let the ingredients do the talking. What they perhaps hadn’t anticipated was just how quickly word would spread.
Fast-forward a few months and the duo has opened a second location at Mermaid Beach, giving Gold Coasters a new place to get their fix of creamy cheese and generously loaded focaccia.
For those who missed the original story, Burrata Boy began with a conversation during a trip to New Zealand. Emma, who hails from across the ditch, and Victor, originally from Peru, were both ready for a change when the idea of building a business around burrata came up. Emma jokingly dubbed Victor the Burrata Boy, and the name stuck.
What followed was a series of market appearances across the Gold Coast, where the pair developed a loyal following for their burrata bowls and freshly made focaccia sandwiches. Their first permanent home opened on Chalk Street in Coolangatta in June, and it didn’t take long for the tiny takeaway kitchen to become a popular lunch pitstop.
The new Mermaid Beach location offers a little more room to settle in while retaining the casual, grab-and-go appeal that made the original such a hit. A couple of picnic tables outside and a scattering of tables indoors mean there’s space to pull up a seat and enjoy your focaccia on the spot, rather than taking it to go.
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As for the food, the menu continues to revolve around a handful of very good ingredients, with burrata, stracciatella, cured meats and focaccia doing much of the heavy lifting. Long-time fans will be pleased to know the original favourites have made the journey north, including the BBF Signature, a combination of burrata, prosciutto, basil and cracked pepper with your choice of balsamic glaze, hot honey or basil pesto. There’s also the Hot Boy Spicy, which brings together salami, fior di latte, tomato, rocket and hot honey, and the Morta Mate, layered with mortadella, stracciatella, basil pesto and crushed pistachios.
There are plenty of other tempting combinations to work your way through. The Vodka Snitty is one for those who like their sandwiches substantial, featuring chicken schnitzel glazed in vodka sauce, provolone, spicy salami, rocket and parmesan, finished with a little heat from the torch. You can even add extra vodka sauce for dipping.
If you’re more inclined to let the cheese take centre stage, the burrata bowls are still very much part of the offering. The OG Pesto pairs burrata with mortadella, rocket, cherry tomatoes, basil pesto, parmesan and balsamic glaze, while the Hot Honey combines burrata, prosciutto, crushed pistachios and a generous drizzle of its namesake condiment. Both come with focaccia slices, because leaving any of that creamy goodness behind would be a culinary crime.
Coffee is also on the menu, alongside the usual cafe favourites, making Burrata Boy just as handy for a morning caffeine fix as it is for a leisurely lunch.
Burrata Boy Mermaid Beach is now open. Head to The Directory for opening times.
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